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Furore over new meat tax February 5, 2017 in Local, News Consumers’ rights organisations and economists have slammed the recent introduction of a 15% value added tax (VAT) on meat and cereals, saying the move worsened Zimbabweans’ already desperate situation. BY CHARLES LAITON/KENNEDY NYAVAYA The new tax regime saw the price of meat shooting up to a minimum …
Govt expropriates Zim Alloys land By ZimSitRep_M | February 5, 2017 1 Comment Source: Govt expropriates Zim Alloys land – DailyNews Live BUSINESS WRITER 4 February 2017 HARARE – Government has expropriated half of Zim Alloys’ land fordistribution to small-scale indigenous players in the chrome miningindustry. Mines minister Walter Chidakwa said while the discussions had been “toughand full of …
Owners of private dams should comply with the law February 3, 2017 Business The country has received quite a lot of rains since the beginning of the 2016 /17 rainy season. The rains have ranged from normal to largely above normal with more rains expected to fall, according to forecasts.As a result of the rains, a good …
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Chilojo Cliffs: Isn’t nature elegant? February 3, 2017 Business Chilojo Cliffs Isdore Guvamombe: Tourism Matrix The sun wasn’t yet up but the sky was already softly aglow – a misty gold and yellow hue. An ethereal fog swirled over the cliffs, forming a low-slung cloud bank out of which rose a spectre of hills and …
1,2m hectares put under maize February 3, 2017 Local News Dr Made Elita Chikwati Senior Agriculture ReporterFarmers have put 1,2 million hectares under maize this season, representing a 61 percent increase from last season’s 773 968 hectares that were put under the crop. The increase in the area put under maize has been attributed to Command Agriculture …
Landslide, impassable bridges as heavy rains pound Matabeleland South February 3, 2017 Headlines, Top Stories Flooding on the Causeway Bridge in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, has cut off the connection between Ntepe and Ntalale villages for the past two weeks. — (Picture by Eliah Saushoma) Chronicle ReportersFLOODS continue to wreak havoc in Matabeleland region and the Midlands …
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New varieties required to offset climate change effects Companies & Markets February 2, 2017By Tabitha Mutenga, Features and Supplements Editor Mexican maize varieties. A COMBINATION of rising temperatures, low and high rainfall patterns associated with climate change, land degradation and socio-economic stressors are likely to heighten the vulnerability of crop production systems in Zimbabwe.Climate change has …
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Zim geyser project stalls Companies & Markets February 2, 2017By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter Government intends to introduce a new law that makes it illegal to use electric geysers. GOVERNMENT’s ambitious project to force property owners to stop using electric water geysers and migrate to solar powered geysers as part of efforts to reduce electricity consumption …
Kariba power generation up 70 percent Top Stories February 2, 2017By Phillimon Mhlanga, Business Reporter GENERATION capacity at Kariba South Hydroelectric Power Station, Zimbabwe’s main source of electricity, will go up by 70,17 percent, after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) reviewed upwards the amount of water it allocates to the plant for power generation.The plant will …
132 perish in floods since December February 2, 2017 in National, News POLICE have expressed concern over the increase in cases of drowning amid reports that 132 people have perished over the past two months, as the country continues to receive excessive rains. BY XOLISANI NCUBE/OWN CORRESPONDENT Police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba, yesterday said drowning deaths …